recogniz

a. Capable of being recognized. [ Written also recognisable. ] -- Rec"og*ni`za*bly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ F. reconnaissance, OF. recognoissance, fr. recognoissant, p. pr. of recognoistre to recognize, F. reconnaître, fr. L. recognoscere; pref. re- re- + cognoscere to know. See Cognizance, Know, and cf. Recognize, Reconnoissance. ] [ Written also recognisance. ] 1. (Law) (a) An obligation of record entered into before some court of record or magistrate duly authorized, with condition to do some particular act, as to appear at the same or some other court, to keep the peace, or pay a debt. A recognizance differs from a bond, being witnessed by the record only, and not by the party's seal. (b) The verdict of a jury impaneled upon assize. Cowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Among lawyers the g in this and the related words (except recognize) is usually silent. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A token; a symbol; a pledge; a badge. [ 1913 Webster ]

That recognizance and pledge of love
Which I first gave her. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession; recognition. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Recognition. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Recognized p. pr. & vb. n. Recognizing ] [ From Recognizance; see Cognition, and cf. Reconnoiter. ] [ Written also recognise. ] 1. To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge of. [ 1913 Webster ]

Speak, vassal; recognize thy sovereign queen. Harte. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To avow knowledge of; to allow that one knows; to consent to admit, hold, or the like; to admit with a formal acknowledgment; as, to recognize an obligation; to recognize a consul. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation, bowing, or the like. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a testimonial. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. To review; to reexamine. [ Obs. ] South. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. To reconnoiter. [ Obs. ] R. Monro. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. See Acknowledge. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. (Law) To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal; as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars. [ Written also recognise. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In legal usage in the United States the second syllable is often accented. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Law) The person in whose favor a recognizance is made. [ Written also recognisee. ] Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who recognizes; a recognizor. [ Written also recogniser. ] [ 1913 Webster ]